page_title: University of Evansville
section_title: Colleges and schools
hierarchical_section_title: University of Evansville / Academics / Colleges and schools
caption_attribution_description: English: Harlaxton Manor, View from Side Gardens
context_page_description: The University of Evansville is a private liberal arts university in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, the university is focused on liberal arts and science degrees, most with strong cooperative learning opportunities both on and off campus. The university operates a satellite center, Harlaxton College, in Grantham, England.
  UE offers more than 80 different majors and areas of study, each housed within three colleges and one school within the university: the Schroeder School of Business, the College of Education and Health Sciences, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences. The school is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
  Total enrollment is 2,443 students, although full-time undergraduate and Doctor of Physical Therapy enrollment is 1,976 students. The student body represents 55 countries and 44 states with international students comprising 16% of the undergraduate student population. The university also hosts more than 155 student organizations and an active Greek community. UE athletic teams participate in Division I of the NCAA and are known as the Purple Aces.
context_section_description: The University of Evansville is academically organized into three colleges and two schools:
  William L. Ridgway College of Arts & Sciences contains these departments: archaeology and art history, art, biology, chemistry, communication, English, foreign languages, history and geography, law, politics, and society, mathematics, music, philosophy and religion, physics, psychology, and theatre. This college also supports programs of study in biochemistry, classical studies, environmental science, international studies and neuroscience.
  College of Education & Health Sciences contains the School of Education, Dunigan Family Department of Nursing and Health Sciences, Physical Therapy and School of Public Health Programs of study within Public Health include athletic training, clinical laboratory science, exercise science, health policy, health services administration, nutrition, sport communication and sport management.
  College of Engineering & Computer Science contains the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department and the Mechanical and Civil Engineering Department.
  The Schroeder Family School of Business Administration contains the Department of Accounting and Business Administration as well as the Institute for Global Enterprise.
caption: Harlaxton Manor in 2005
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